People who have not received the teaching of Islam and never heard of it, would they be judged and punished?
هناك أناس لم يسمعوا عن الإسلام، هل سيحاسبهم الله تعالى وهل سيعاقبوا؟
As mentioned in the relic: Those who have not heard of Islam will be tried on the Day of Resurrection, so Allah will send someone to call them to worship Him, and if they obey him, they will be rewarded, but if they disobey him, they will be punished.
إن الذين لم يسمعوا عن الإسلام فكما جاء في الأثر: أنهم يمتحنون يوم القيامة، فيبعث الله إليهم من يأمرهم بطاعته، فإن أطاعوه استحقوا الثواب، وإن عصوه استحقوا العقاب.
The Justice of Allah | عدل الله تعالى
1. No Punishment Without a Messenger
(And We would never punish a people until We have sent a messenger to warn them.) [Al-Isra'a 17: 15]
1. لا عذاب قبل إقامة الحجة
قال الله تعالى: (وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا) [الإسراء 17: 15]
2. The Consensus of Scholars
Ibn Taymiya, may Allah have mercy upon his soul, said, "The religious texts indicate the fact that Allah will punish only those to whom a Messenger was sent to call them to Allah." Allah the Almighty says: (Your Lord would never destroy a society until He had sent to its capital a messenger, reciting Our revelations to them. Nor would We ever destroy a society unless its people persisted in wrongdoing.) [Al-Qasas 28: 59]
2. إجماع العلماء
وقال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله: أنه قد دلت النصوص على أن الله لا يعذب إلا من أرسل إليه رسولا تقوم عليه الحجة. قال الله تعالى: (وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ الْقُرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يَبْعَثَ فِي أُمِّهَا رَسُولًا يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِنَا ۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُهْلِكِي الْقُرَىٰ إِلَّا وَأَهْلُهَا ظَالِمُونَ) [القصص 28: 59]
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
Will people who have never heard of Islam be punished automatically?
No, they will not be punished automatically. They will be given a specific test on the Day of Resurrection where Allah will send someone to call them to worship Him. Their reward or punishment will depend entirely on their obedience in that test.
What does the Quran say about punishing a society?
The Quran explicitly states in Surah Al-Isra'a (17:15) that Allah would never punish a people until He has first sent a messenger to warn them and establish the truth.
What did Ibn Taymiya say regarding this matter?
Ibn Taymiya stated that all religious texts indicate the fact that Allah will only punish those to whom a Messenger was explicitly sent to call them to the truth.